Grey Living Room Before and After: How to Love Your Ugly Living Room!

Those are pictures of some of the ceilings in our old house, thanks to the passage of time and a very leaky roof.

And I like my American friends!.I filled in the empty spaces in this lantern with hosta leaves.

They’re actually lasting quite a while without any water at all..So, truth be told, I did make myself a little frustrated by playing with the decor in this room.I’ve been telling myself to stop trying to “fix” un-renovated rooms by decorating them because it’s just not possible and then I make myself crazy.

Well, I did find my inner perfectionist coming out when I was playing around in here.I guess I was feeling like I wanted a perfect room for my peonies to be showcased in.. Well, I finally decided that even if I don’t think my room is good enough to deserve the flowers right now, I still do, and that’s as good of a reason as any to pretty things up a little.Have you seen the “Deconstructed” line of furniture now available at Restoration Hardware?.

They are carrying a ton of different styles in this line and they seem to be adding more all the time.

I personally haven’t seen anything in this style in anyone’s home yet, but it must be the latest craze if Restoration Hardware says so.. Well, if you think that chair is impressive… Check this out!.Speaking of basements, I can’t believe that I’m about to show you ours.. Let’s just get it over with.. Again, as far as old farm houses go, this one is actually pretty good.

I swear that one of the basements we looked at was half swamp.This one is at least dry enough to store our stuff in and keep a usable extra fridge in.

In time we hope to really clean it up and make it a really nice storage area, but that’s obviously a long way away.. Seemingly Random and Senseless Renovations of all Kinds.I can’t tell you how many times I’ve cursed the previous owners.